C/L USA are a gorgeous couple. She manages to look endlessly rapturous in the first section. Sure reminds me of Meryl. Did not find her as convincing in the vigorous second section.

I liked H/D as well. His costume is hot in a 70's kind of way. She needs better hair and costuming.

LOVE the Lithuanians. Oops... I mean, the part-Lithuanian couple skating for Lithuania. She's Jessica Simpson on ice. Not that I like JS but the resemblance is striking from afar. More importantly she's a fabulous dancer.

Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue USA
Mambo
Rhumba
Samba
Madison has a silver spotted costume with multicolored ribbon s sewed to one side of the skirt. The neck is like a turtle neck. The back is completely illusion. It's really kind of awful. He's in a longsleeved very v neck black onesie
Latin posing
circular step could be closer together
2nd rhumba sequence some difficulty
2nd twizzle set out of synch a bit
Lift with her standing on his foot
back flips over him to end.
24.65 25.06 total 49.71

Isabella Tobias & Deividas Stagniunas LTU
Shakira Medley
golden bra and gold string skirt, black in between them. Another v neck black shirt and black pants on him
opening is pleasing the crowd to hips don't lie
twizzles, 2nd set not good ice coverage
rotational lift with her head down and back foot up
rhumba sequence
this is good music for it
now into different song
circle not touching step
probably level 2.
good interpretation, by & large
Igor says Good job.
28.14 23.69 total 51.83 into 1st

Alexandra Paul & Mitchell Islam CAN
2046 Main Theme (Rhumba Version)
The Havana Slido by Jon Cohen
dark purple diagonal cut skirt. lots of spanglies on one side of the top. Another v neck black onesie with sparklies
She falls down on opening moves. She doesn't recover quickly.
lift he's a little shaky on one foot.
rhumba sequence ok.
They exit from it in an unattractive way that might be another screw up.
The twizzles are nice and close together. Circular step. He trips. Then she falls again. They do not get back together quickly . Sort of a lop sided swing to end.
They will want to forget this.
19.57 20.93 -3 total 37.50 into fourth

Thanks! I didn't see that post until after I replied. It sounds like it really wasn't their day. Any impressions on the program, though? Does it look like it could be a good vehicle, if they skate it clean?

Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill CAN
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
Harlem Nocturne
Do You Only Wanna Dance
Asher has a blue v neck shirt with black pants. Kharis has the same blue & silver dress as at Nebelhorn, as nearly as I can tell.She has some kind of blue sequinned ornament in her hair, too.

good speed. A little wild.
steps.
into slow drums Harlem Nocturne
straight line lift, she stands on his foot
twizzles a little slow and spinny, but done
into rhumba sequence
she ducks through his legs to the final pose.

Carol Lane says, "tidy" "tidy" like she wishes they would be more tidy.

into rhumba sequence
circular not touching step a bit far apart
jump into twizzles, 2nd set on same foot as first, without putting a foot down ok!
second rhumba sequence
stop. (seemed too abrupt)
into next section mambo
rotational lift
end
I don't know whether she had the knives again.
29.14 26.52 total 55.66 into first

Nathalie Pechalat & Fabian Bourzat FRA
Samba: Mas Que Nada by Ben Jorge
Samba: Batacuda by Abacaxi
Samba: Real in Rio by S. Mendes, J. Powell, C. Brown
They have the same costumes they have used before in olive, white and chartreuse. She has blue feathery things on one shoulder.

Misinformation from the commentator. They were in Skate America in 2006-2007 season. This is not their first SA.

lift complex but not tidy yet.
rhumba sequences
circular step
twizzle in the step; he falls
rhumba sequence
samba stuff
twizzles crossing and untidy on the 2nd, third set ok
Is there something wrong with the ice? There are just too many mishaps tonight.
he flips over her arm Wow.

29.51 31.56 total 61.07 into 1st

Meryl Davis & Charlie White USA
Samba: Batucadas by Mitoka Samba
Rhumba: Life is a Carnival
Samba: On the Floor by Jennifer Lopez
Meryl & Charlie are in the same costumes as in the practice (Meryl in orange, Charlie in black)
great step and decent Latin
twizzles done not their best
rhumba sequence

and they interrupt for a sign for the rugby world cup. This is so rotten

Loudest ovation for the whole night.
We get to see them bow.
Igor says good job
Charlie is beaming